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kova

Pronunciation: /ˈkoʋɑ/

“kova” is a Finnish word. Its 17 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard, stern, brutal (of behavior or character)
  2. tough (rowdy or rough)
  3. tough, hard (demanding a lot of effort to endure)
  4. hard (of material: having the capability of being a permanent magnet)
  5. hard (high on dissolved calcium and other minerals)
  6. hard, unvoiced (pronounced without using the vocal cords)
  7. harsh, hard (intensive and creating disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading)
  8. hard, aroused; erect
  9. strong, hard, heavy, severe (having a high impact or influence)
  10. loud (of sound: of great intensity)
  11. live (of ammunition)
  12. unregulated, market-rate, unsubsidized, hard
  13. hard, hardcore
  14. high, great, ambitious, remarkable
  15. excellent, great, well-known
  16. eager, devoted
  17. hard, hardworking

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kova.

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